SaaSHub helps you find the best software and product alternatives Learn more β
Top 23 C++ Sdl2 Projects
-
-
SaaSHub
SaaSHub - Software Alternatives and Reviews. SaaSHub helps you find the best software and product alternatives
-
Project mention: OpenRCT2 v0.5.1 "Swamp Castle" released Last version to support Windows 7 | news.ycombinator.com | 2026-05-30
You can follow the link to the cask code on GitHUb and the line disabling will (usually) leave a clear reason. In this case, because of Gatekeeper/codesigning because that costs money https://github.com/OpenRCT2/OpenRCT2/issues/15879?utm_source...
-
Project mention: GOG is getting acquired by its original co-founder: What it means for you | news.ycombinator.com | 2025-12-29
You might be interested in VCMI, which is an open source engine for HoMM3.
https://vcmi.eu/
-
xray-16
Improved version of the X-Ray Engine, the game engine used in the world-famous S.T.A.L.K.E.R. game series by GSC Game World. Join OpenXRay! ;)
-
On Assets [1] you will find that they release official portable versions.
[1] https://github.com/SuperTux/supertux/releases/tag/v0.7.0
-
-
Project mention: Reverse Engineering Sid Meier's Railroad Tycoon for DOS from 1990 | news.ycombinator.com | 2026-02-17
https://openloco.io/ too!
Chris Sawyer made a lot of games that have since been reverse engineered lmao.
-
-
HybridRenderingEngine
Clustered Forward/Deferred renderer with Physically Based Shading, Image Based Lighting and a whole lot of OpenGL.
-
-
-
-
NBlood
Reverse-engineered ports of Build games using EDuke32 engine technology and development principles (NBlood/Rednukem/PCExhumed)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
krkrsdl2
ειειSDL2γγγΈγ§γ―γ (ειει2γ¨ειειZγγγΌγΉ) / Kirikiri SDL2 Project (Based on Kirikiri 2 and Kirikiri Z)
-
Daemon
The Daemon game engine is a multiplatform 3D game engine tailored for arena first-person shooters, delivering 25 years of development above id Tech 3. It is historically based on ioquake3, Wolf:ET and XreaL adding new features, bringing modernization and maintenance. (by DaemonEngine)
-
NOTE:
The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars.
The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or
since we started tracking (Dec 2020).
C++ Sdl2 discussion
C++ Sdl2 related posts
-
VCMI: An open-source engine for Heroes III
-
Open-Source Engine for Heroes of Might and Magic III
-
Exult: Recreating Ultima VII for modern operating systems
-
Railroad Tycoon II
-
I Thought I Found a Bug
-
Winlator is an Android application that lets you to run Windows (x86_64) apps
-
Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era Announced for 2025
-
A note from our sponsor - SaaSHub
www.saashub.com | 6 Jun 2026
Index
What are some of the best open-source Sdl2 projects in C++? This list will help you:
| # | Project | Stars |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | moonlight-qt | 17,435 |
| 2 | OpenRCT2 | 15,784 |
| 3 | vcmi | 5,666 |
| 4 | xray-16 | 3,500 |
| 5 | supertux | 3,032 |
| 6 | Teeworlds | 2,617 |
| 7 | OpenLoco | 1,685 |
| 8 | video-compare | 1,648 |
| 9 | HybridRenderingEngine | 1,561 |
| 10 | OpenTESArena | 1,327 |
| 11 | openspades | 1,216 |
| 12 | RigelEngine | 983 |
| 13 | NBlood | 776 |
| 14 | SoftwareRenderer | 756 |
| 15 | Vangers | 721 |
| 16 | Supermodel | 599 |
| 17 | libSDL2pp | 592 |
| 18 | OpenApoc | 581 |
| 19 | ja2-stracciatella | 513 |
| 20 | tmxlite | 457 |
| 21 | krkrsdl2 | 406 |
| 22 | Daemon | 369 |
| 23 | principia | 367 |
Sponsored
SaaSHub - Software Alternatives and Reviews
SaaSHub helps you find the best software and product alternatives
www.saashub.com